There was a time when Chaudhry Nisar was a darling of the Sharifs, both elder and younger. His was a my-way-or-I’ll-resign nakhra that was put up with by both the brothers. That all seems to be a thing of the past, apparently.
For starters, he started to, umm, not have his way. He was of the opinion that the government should go lightly on Musharraf; the prime minister wasn’t. He was of the opinion that the Taliban need to be talked to a bit more; we know what became of that. Apparently, there was a tantrum that didn’t quite have the effect that it used to. Then, it was rumoured that the fellow was having heart trouble (unless that is yet another ruse in the nakhra.)
Meanwhile, SAFRON minister Abdul “Yeah, that N General” Baloch is giving more and more interior minister looks.
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Think tanks have become a favourite amongst former parliamentarians. And these parliamentarians either have big bucks themselves or have managed to get donors. Either way, they have managed to get an impressive roster of names on their boards.
Humayun Akhtar Khan has one now. So does Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Some media men have also gotten in the game. Expect more in the future.
If you father had whisked a billion from American or your spouse is footing the bill, than why not!
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